Valve is extending the Verified program that offers the list of compatible games on their platform to non-Steam Deck users as long as they are running the SteamOS, which the company is offering to other manufacturers.
It is known that through the verified program of Valve, users may identify if a game is compatible to their system, and this worked out well for Steam Deck users over the years as it gave them a preview before making a purchase.
Valve SteamOS Verified Program Is Now Available
According to a new announcement from Valve's Steam, they are now extending the compatibility rating system that was once exclusively enjoyed on the Steam Deck to all SteamOS devices. This came after the company's work to make the SteamOS available to other devices, too, particularly for handheld and portable gaming consoles, which may opt for their software.
The company has made SteamOS available to other manufacturers' devices as well, and this opened up massive possibilities for Valve to deliver the experiences to other platforms.
In this new verified program, the company will mark the titles with a "SteamOS Compatible" label if they are available on the device. Otherwise, it would feature the "SteamOS Unsupported."
According to Valve, the team is still in the process of rolling out the SteamOS Compatibility assessment on different titles in the next few weeks, and this means that there are several titles that are still pending.
Non-Steam Deck Users Get Compatibility Check
Valve said that the upcoming Lenovo Legion S console that is rolling out soon will natively run the SteamOS. It is likewise known that ASUS ROG Ally users may also run the SteamOS platform in their consoles, but this is still under works.
There has been no confirmation as of writing if Valve will launch the SteamOS as a standalone platform that does not limit its availability on select devices only, but this may already be the path that the company is taking based on its latest compatibility update. According to Valve, developers who have already completed the Steam Deck Verified compatibility assessment no longer have anything to do to get their games verified for the SteamOS.
The company teased that it is looking forward to sharing the SteamOS to more hardware in the future, but it has not revealed what consoles will soon share the software.
